Wife's Right To Reclaim Assets Entrusted With Husband Not Hit By Limitation, Survives Even After Divorce: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the matrimonial entrustment of property creates a trust which is not extinguished by the dissolution of marriage unless specific conditions under section 77 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, are met.The bench comprising Justice Satish Ninan and Justice P Krishna Kumar was delivering judgment on a matrimonial appeal. Relying on Sheela K.K. v. Suresh N.G [ ILR 2020...

'Speculative; Highly Irresponsible': 'Federation Of Indian Pilots' Sends Legal Notices To Reuters, WSJ Over Air India 171 Crash Coverage

The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a registered society representing over 5,000 professional pilots and aviation personnel in India, has sent a strongly worded legal notice to 'Reuters' and 'The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)' over what it terms a "highly irresponsible" and "speculative" news reports attributing unverified fault to the pilots of Air India Flight 171, which crashed...

Delhi Court Asks Accused To Stand With Hands In Air As Punishment For Wasting Its Time

While dealing with a case alleging criminal trespass, a Delhi Court has asked four accused persons to “stand in the court with their hands straight in the air till its rising” as a punishment for wasting judicial time and failing to furnish their bail bonds in time. Judicial Magistrate First Class Saurabh Goyal of Dwarka Courts held the accused persons guilty for contempt of court...

Word 'R***i' Bound To Insult Modesty Of Any Woman: Delhi Court Convicts Man

A Delhi Court has observed that the word 'randi' is not a word which is used simply to insult a person and is bound to insult the modesty of any hardworking woman.Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts convicted a man for offence punishable under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insulting modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The FIR...

Delhi Court Imposes Costs On AAP Leader's Wife Over Non-Appearance In Defamation Case Against Nirmala Sitharaman

A Delhi Court today imposed costs of Rs. 5,000 on Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti's wife for failing to appear in a criminal defamation case filed by her against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.ACJM Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts noted that none appeared on behalf of the complainant- Lipika Mitra, despite repeated calls and passed over the matter at 2:30 PM. In the post...

J&K CAT Stays Rule Mandating Knowledge Of Urdu For Naib Tehsildar Post, Calls It Prima Facie 'Discriminatory'

The Jammu and Kashmir Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has stayed the operation of a provision in the Jammu and Kashmir Revenue (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 2009, which mandated Graduation with knowledge of Urdu as the minimum qualification for the post of Naib Tehsildar.The Bench comprising of Members Ram Mohan Johri and Rajinder Singh Dogra observed that the...

Delhi Court Restrains Unacademy From Using ANI's Content, Orders Take Down Of YouTube Videos

A Delhi Court has restrained educational technology company Unacademy from publishing, uploading or using the original videos or any copyrighted work or content of news agency Asia News International (ANI), including on its YouTube channel. District Judge Hemani Malhotra of Patiala House Courts further directed Unacademy to remove and take down the videos or any other content infringing...

Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna Joins Himachal Pradesh National Law University As Distinguished Professor

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, former Chief Justice of India, has joined Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla, as a 'Distinguished' Professor. He has previously been associated with the University in the capacity of a Visitor.Confirming the development to Live Law, HPNLU Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Priti Saxena said, "Yes, he has agreed to get associated with the University. We...

In A First, Punjab Assembly Introduces Anti-Sacrilege Bill | Explained

"To preserve religious and communal harmony and fraternity among people of diverse religious beliefs and faiths residing in the Punjab", The Punjab Government introduced the 'The Prevention Of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025' on Monday in the legislative assembly. The Bill proposes punishment up to life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for committing "offence" under...

Pune Porsche Car Accident Case: Juvenile Justice Board Denies Plea To Try Accused As An Adult

In a development in the Pune Porsche accident case, a Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Tuesday rejected an application filed by the Pune Police, which sought the board's permission to try the minor accused, who was driving the vehicle, as an adult in the case. Confirming the development, special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray told Live Law, "We had filed an application to try the minor boy as...

Lucknow Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In Indian Army 'Defamation' Case

An MP-MLA Special Magistrate Court in Lucknow today granted bail to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, in connection with a case concerning allegedly defamatory statements made against Indian soldiers during his Bharat Jodo YatraGandhi personally appeared before the Additional chief judicial magistrate Alok Verma and surrendered to seek bail after remaining absent...

Central Government Notifies Transfers Of Two Judges To Calcutta High Court

The central government has cleared the transfer of two judges to the Calcutta High Court.Justice Sujoy Paul (PHC: Madhya Pradesh), serving as a judge of the Telangana High Court, was recommended for a transfer to the Calcutta High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium on 26th May, after having served on the bench at Telangana High Court since 2024.Justice Paul began his legal career as an...